Salima is a Registered Professional Planner with over 17 years of experience in the real estate development industry. Her success and understanding of the management and implementation of projects stem from her dynamic past career experience as a co-owner and executive for a developer/builder, and a strong determination for success, having co-founded the infill division of the company. Her areas of expertise range from master planning and urban design to construction management, stakeholder engagement, and negotiating complex municipal approvals. Salima has dedicated years of her career to successfully managing innovative, mixed use developments and master plan projects. Her specific expertise in sales and marketing approaches, research on consumer groups’ housing preferences and media and public relations brings extensive development knowledge to the GEC team.
Diploma in Urban Land Economics, University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo
Member, Canadian Institute of Planners
Member, Urban Land Institute
Director of Municipal Relations and Urban Planning, IMARA National (Aga Khan Council for Canada)
Past Board Member, HomeEd (City of Edmonton Non-Profit Housing Corporation)
Past Board Member, Urban Development Institute Edmonton Region
Past Member, Urban Development Institute Urban Planning Committee
Past Chair, Urban Development Institute Spruce Grove Committee
Past Chair, Urban Development Institute New Horizons Committee
Past Member, City of Edmonton Designing New Neighborhoods
Past Member, City of Edmonton Land Development Applications Review Process
Past Member, City of Edmonton Direct Control Amenity Area Contributions
Past Member, Alberta Professional Planners Institute Conference Committee
